Chapter 147 Compound Casting, Spell Construction
In the meditation room.
Su Nan sat cross-legged on the ground, absorbing the divine energy he had just extracted into his body, then closed his eyes and began to meditate.
More than three hours later, when he finished his meditation, opened his eyes and called out the panel, he found that his mental power had increased by 0.25.
"good."
Sunan nodded with satisfaction.
"By next year's Flowing Fire Moon at the latest, we should be able to build the sixteenth star ring."
Standing up and leaving the meditation room, Sunan rushed towards the Flashing City.
After being designated as the new capital, Flash City underwent a round of expansion, covering a larger area and becoming more prosperous than before.
Walking on the road, you can see foreign caravans and travelers everywhere. The place is bustling with people and extremely lively.
The expanded Shining City is divided into the Royal City, Inner City and Outer City.
The outer city is where commoners and farmers live, while the inner city is mostly inhabited by nobles and the middle class.
The royal city is located in the center of the city, and a towering palace can be seen from afar.
Arriving at the royal city, Sunan went straight to the palace.
As soon as I entered the lobby, I saw two maids leading a delicate little boy towards me.
"Lord Sunan!"
Seeing Su Nan, the two maids hurriedly saluted.
The little boy opened his eyes wide and looked at Su Nan curiously.
Looking at the little boy's face that looked very similar to Keyi, Sunan immediately understood.
This little guy is Key's son and his nephew Abbott Arnest.
This is the first time Sunan has seen the little guy since he was born.
When I think about it, I feel like I am not doing my job as an uncle well enough.
Sunan walked over and touched the little guy's head.
The little guy wasn't shy, he asked with his bright black eyes wide open: "Who are you?"
Su Nan smiled, didn't answer, and walked straight inside.
It was not until he walked away that the two maids straightened up, and one of them explained softly, "Master Abbott, that is Lord Sunan, your uncle."
"Uncle?" The little guy didn't quite understand the meaning of the word. He tilted his head with a puzzled expression.
However, the child was not focused and soon his attention was attracted by the flowers and plants outside. He ran out giggling.
"Master Abbott, please slow down."
When he arrived at the study, Keyi was handling government affairs. When he saw Sunan coming, he stopped working with a smile on his face.
"Why do you have time to come to my place today?"
"I just saw Abbott. The little guy is growing quite strong." Sunan said casually after sitting down.
Key smiled and said, "It's OK, a little worse than Weiss."
Wes is Key's second son and just turned two this year.
Since they are descendants born after Key was promoted to a legendary knight, they are inherently stronger in physique.
"When do you plan to let them start practicing?"
"Let's talk about it when he's six."
After chatting for a while, Sunan got down to business and brought up the topic of separating the finances of the base and the Principality of Stars.
After hearing this, Keyi was not surprised and said with a smile: "In fact, I have wanted to talk to you about this topic for a long time."
To be honest, Key certainly hopes that the base and the Star Principality can become one and grow stronger together.
But at the same time, he knew very well that this was impossible.
If in the initial cooperation both parties were equal and each got what they needed, this balance was broken as the base began to develop the underground world.
Today, the Principality of Stars is in a weak position in cooperation.
The most obvious point is that the base’s funding source no longer needs to rely entirely on the Principality of Stars.
Even without the financial support from the Principality of Stars, the profits from the Star Alliance mines alone would be enough to support the development of the base.
On the contrary, the Principality of Stars has always been dependent on the support of resources such as dragon blood fruit, puppets, and magic weapons from the base.
This is still the case at the moment. As the base grows stronger, the strength of the two sides will only become more and more obvious.
If they insist on merging into one, the final result is more likely that the Principality of Stars will become a vassal of the base.
So after thinking it over again and again, Key felt that dividing the finances and turning them into a mutually beneficial cooperative transaction relationship would indeed be more beneficial to both parties.
After hearing Keyi's thoughts, Sunan was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his elder brother had thought so much about it.
But this also saved him the effort of persuading others.
The two hit it off immediately and began to discuss the specific details.
The two did not finish their conversation until the evening.
"Oh, right." Key suddenly remembered something. "I heard that the base has released a new type of weapon called the Magic Pattern Construct. Is it very powerful?"
Sunan had not deliberately concealed the existence of the magic pattern construction, so it was not surprising that Keyi knew about it. He briefly explained the effects of the magic pattern construction.
After hearing this, Key's eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "How much does this thing cost?"
If such powerful equipment could be used to arm the army in large numbers, an invincible army could be formed in an instant!
Su Nan guessed Keyi's thoughts and poured cold water on him, saying, "The lowest-grade first-level magic pattern structure costs more than 80 gold coins, and I am the only one who can refine it. It cannot be mass-produced. Most of it is used to supply the Knight Guard. If you want it, I can only give you more than ten sets."
Key was a little disappointed, but he felt relieved when he thought that as the base grew stronger, the magic pattern constructs would sooner or later benefit the Principality's army.
Starlight Calendar Year 1257, the Month of Flowing Fire (July).
Two Black Rock Leopards stopped at the entrance of the base.
Sherman jumped off the Black Rock Leopard's back and looked at the familiar gate of the base, unable to help but sigh.
Even though he had only been away from the base for about a year, it felt like a lot longer had passed.
After old Roger passed away, the base had become like home in his heart.
"Why are you in a daze? Go report to the teacher."
Corey walked into the base with the Black Rock Leopard and said without turning his head
As soon as they passed through the gate, they saw several students walking towards them. They soon noticed Sherman and Corey, and looked surprised.
"Senior Xieman, Senior Corey, you are back!"
Sherman greeted with a smile.
Cole managed a rare smile.
Although he didn't say it, his mood became much better after returning to the familiar base.
After chatting with his juniors for a while, Xie Man thought of the important matter and asked, "Where is the teacher?"
"The teacher has returned to Base No. 2."
Sherman and Corey looked at each other, handed the Black Rock Leopard to their juniors, asked them to return it to the warehouse, and then rushed to Base No. 2 without stopping.
Youhu City is as dark and damp as ever.
After quickly walking through the dirty and messy downtown area, Sherman and Corey soon entered the clean and tidy upper town area.
But they were soon surprised to find that there were many more humans in the upper city.
Walking on the street, you can often see a few young boys and girls walking by, talking and laughing.
These men were probably between sixteen and eighteen years old, and were wearing well-made leather armor.
Sherman could tell at a glance that the leather armor was enchanted armor.
In addition, the knights' swords slung around their waists are mostly magic weapons.
After some thought, Sheman and Corell understood the identities of these people.
"It looks like the Knight Guard has welcomed its first batch of members." Sherman said with a smile.
"I just don't know how strong he is?" Corey looked at the young knight not far away with a scrutinizing gaze.
The original purpose of establishing the Knight Guard was to assist these wizard apprentices in their actions outside.
Naturally, there must be a certain level of strength.
"Since you can pass the teacher's test, I think your strength should be no problem." Sherman smiled. The young knights along the way saw the two wizard apprentices in long robes and stopped to bow slightly.
Sherman and Corey kept walking towards the towering stone pillars in the center of the city.
From a distance, the two could hear roars coming from the direction of the stone pillars.
The sound seemed to be made by some ferocious beast, carrying a breathtaking power.
Sheman and Corey looked at each other, both of them with some doubt in their eyes.
The two of them quickened their pace and after turning the corner, they quickly saw the source of the sound.
In the open space in front of the base, there are dozens of huge metal cages, each of which contains a ferocious beast.
These beasts have different shapes, some are snake-like, some are lizard-like, and some are even made entirely of rock.
But the only thing they have in common is that they all have huge and strong jaws, claws on their front and hind limbs, and their bodies are covered with a thick layer of scales.
"Asian dragon species!"
Sherman recognized the race of these monsters at the first sight, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Where did they catch so many sub-dragon species?
Corey was also surprised.
Sub-dragon species are extremely rare creatures, how come there are so many of them all at once? If these sub-dragon species were not imprisoned in metal cages, and each of them was seriously injured, he would have thought that Youhu City was hit by a beast tide.
Carolina was standing at the door, directing the clay golem to move the metal cage. She caught a glimpse of Sherman and Corey from the corner of her eye, nodded slightly at them, and said, "The master is waiting for you two in the study."
Upon hearing this, Sherman and Corey did not dare to delay any longer. They suppressed their doubts and quickly entered the base.
When I arrived at the door of the study, before I knocked, I heard Su Nan's voice from inside.
"Come in."
Xieman and Corey took a deep breath, pushed the door open and walked in, and immediately saw Su Nan sitting behind the desk.
"Teacher!" The two bowed.
Su Nan looked at the two of them.
After a year of running around, the two have lost a lot of their youthfulness, their faces have become more solemn and steady, and they seem more mature.
Su Nan nodded secretly and said, "Have you dealt with the matter of the Demonic Plantation?"
"Yes, teacher." Corey replied respectfully, "The three magic plant gardens have been opened and are running well. The personnel who took over have also moved into the magic plant gardens."
"Well done. I'll go back and find Gree to settle the contribution points."
Su Nan smiled and praised, and before the two of them could show their joy, he continued:
"Go back and rest for five days, then come to the Knight Guard to select personnel. Next, the two of you will join the exploration mission and assist Carolina and Red Widow in exploring the area around the Star Alliance."
"Yes, teacher!"
Sherman and Corey agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, go down." Su Nan waved his hand.
After the two men left, he also stood up and left the study and went to the laboratory.
The operation to capture the sub-dragon species has made progress. The people sent by Carolina and Red Widow successfully found the group of sub-dragon species and captured many of them alive.
But after that, when the investigation team wanted to continue to explore deeper, they were attacked by a sword crystal dragon.
The Stegosaurus is a very powerful and rare species of dragon.
An adult Sword Crystal Dragon has the power of a second-ring legendary level, and those that live longer can even reach the level of a third-ring legendary level.
Faced with such a powerful beast, the investigation team was no match and had to retreat.
Sunan had originally thought of assigning the investigation task to Xieman and Corey after they returned, but now it seems that he has to cancel this plan.
"It seems I have to go there myself."
After all, it involves the improvement of the hidden dragon's strength, and the blood and many organs of the sub-dragon species are high-value materials. Su Nan attaches great importance to this matter and is determined to find out the source of those sub-dragon species.
The captured subdragons have been transported to the confinement area.
Suppressed by the magic circle of the prison area, the sub-dragon species, which were already seriously injured, no longer had the temper and ferocity they had a moment ago. They lay on the ground listlessly, and when they saw Su Nan coming in, they just looked up and glanced at him and ignored him.
Su Nan looked around and his expression became more and more surprised.
There are a total of twenty-five sub-dragon species, including eighteen races.
There are also three legendary high-level dragon species.
Apart from human intervention, Sunan couldn't think of any reason why so many dragon species of different races and levels would live in the same area.
This made him even more curious about the reasons behind it.
But besides being curious, Sunan was also very happy.
With so many sub-species of dragons, the speed at which the concentration of hidden dragon blood increases will definitely be greatly increased.
After calming himself down, Sunan fired a weakening ray at the nearest sub-dragon and began to extract its blood.
Time flies, and it is the month of Frost Descent (November) in a blink of an eye.
After three months of blood fusion, the blood concentration of Yinlong successfully exceeded 45%, its body size expanded again, and the color of its scales became brighter.
At the same time, the training progress of compound casting finally reached 100%.
Sunan successfully mastered the third super magic skill.
After actual testing, Sunan discovered that he could cast up to three different types of spells at the same time.
For example, he can cast levitation, elemental protection and spell missiles at the same time, but he cannot cast scorching rays, spell missiles and crushing sound waves at the same time.
Because the working principles of spells are similar, the latter will cause conflicts and cause the spell to fail.
However, even so, compound casting is also a very powerful technique, which greatly enhances Sunan's practical casting ability.
"With compound spellcasting and instant spellcasting, I can easily deal with opponents below the third ring legend with spells alone."
A smile flashed across Sunan's face.
"The next metamagic technique is to choose spell construction."
Spell construction can improve your control over spells, allowing each spell to have the greatest effect.
Taking spell missiles as an example, a wizard (apprentice) who has mastered the structure of spells can not only greatly increase the power of spell missiles, but also change the shape of spell missiles into shapes such as cones or arrows, and control their flight trajectory to make it difficult for the enemy to see through.
If you switch to shield magic, you can also turn the invisible shield in the shape of a tower shield into armor that covers the entire body, increasing the protection area.
In short, after mastering the structure of spells, many spells can produce more powerful and flexible effects than before, and the improvement in actual combat capabilities is very obvious.
"The difficulty of spell construction is lower than compound casting and instant spell casting. It should take less than two years to master it."
Sunan started the training process of spell construction on the spot and immediately looked at the sky outside the window.
"It's time to go to Rui'an City next."
If it weren't for the compound casting, he would have set off for Rui'an City long ago.
Now that compound casting has been mastered, it's time to deal with the problem over there.
I am about to slap myself in the face. There are too many trivial things to do, so the update will be delayed. I will first ensure that I update 8,000 words a day, and then update more when I have spare energy. The second update will be a little late tonight, and I apologize to everyone.
(End of this chapter)
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